Lily-of-the-Valley Tree?

Does anyone know of a specific website to purchase a lily-of-the-valley tree?

Lily-of-the-Valley Tree?
Try this site:





http://www.sunlightgardens.com/pages/141...





It%26#039;s actually a sourwood tree but many have started calling it the Lily of the Valley tree because of the way it looks when blooming.
Reply:Yes. There is no such beast. Lily-of-the Valley is a perennial adapted to shade and a flower, not shrub, not tree.


There are many trees which have %26quot;flowers%26quot; similar to the LOTV, however, they are not the same plant or family. The plant you are looking for is a specimen and of great interest. It is a Sorrel. Beautiful and compact tree.


Go to your library and ask for Wyman%26#039;s Garden Encly. Look up Lilly of the Valley and confirm this. As an aside, do not purchase a plant or tree from a website unless you know their reputation!! Find a Nursery, not a box-store, that deals with Full-Time Landscape Contractors for the plants that grow in your area.


Good Luck
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Reply:It%26#039;s more commonly called %26quot;Sourwood%26quot; It%26#039;s Oxydendrum arboreum. It%26#039;s in the family Ericaceae (Rhododendron, Blueberries, etc) With that in mind , you%26#039;ll see that the flowers are very similar to Pieris ( Japanese Andromeda /Mountain Pieris/Himalaya Pieris) ) Gorgeous fall color .The spent flowers remain %26amp; still look good against the deep red leaves. If you can find it, get it! Not cheap, but definitely worth it!





Buy it in person from a local garden center. Anything you buy mail-order , will neccessarily be small. They are relatively slow-growing , so you will wait a long time to enjoy it. If you must go online/mail-order, try One Green World .http://www.onegreenworld.com/


I%26#039;ve bought fruit trees from there. They were good size, %26amp; good value ( Well-branched, 4%26#039;6%26quot;,~1 1/4%26quot; caliper, cherry , for ~ $30, for ex)





ps jerry, %26quot;Lily-of-the-Valley Tree%26quot;, while less common, is an accepted name for it . Dirr lists it as such in %26quot;THE MANUAL.....%26quot;. If it%26#039;s in there, in landscaper%26#039; bible , that%26#039;s good enough for me . ;D



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